Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:48:01 -0700, Bill Harris wrote: >> 1. I set up Evolution and imported my Icedove folders, and then I >> downloaded email for the first time in Evolution. That gave me >> duplicates of everything. Is there a command or plugin to eliminate >> duplicates, as there was on Thunderbird/Icedove, or do I have to do >> that manually? > > Mmm, you have something about that explained here: > > http://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#Why_does_Evolution_download_duplicate_emails.3F_How_can_I_get_rid_of_them.3F_Why_does_Evolution_reload_old_mails_from_server_when_.22Leave_a_message_on_the_pop_server.22_is_activated.3F > http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.2/mail-duplicates.html.en
Thanks. That led me to http://gnome-evolution-general.1774414.n4.nabble.com/remove-duplicates-td1781760.html, which does seem to have interesting links. I'll have to check them out. >> 2. My second issue is much more important to me. I leave emails on the >> server for various reasons. When I do move some messages from the >> inbox to other folders or I delete messages from the inbox, I want >> Evolution to remove them from the server, but I can't figure out how >> to do that (it seemed easy on Thunderbird / Icedove). How does one >> do this? >> >> Any tips? I've searched and found a few tantalizing hints that there >> might be a solution, but I haven't found the solutions. > > (...) > > Leaving a copy in the server is an option that always gives headaches. > Have you considered moving to IMAP, instead? It worked well in T'bird until T'bird (Icedove) choked. :-% >> AFAICT, these servers do not support IMAP. > > Ouch... Jump to another provider, then? Someday. :-) Thanks, Camaleón. Bill -- Bill Harris Facilitated Systems http://makingsense.facilitatedsystems.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877gx5dbk2....@facilitatedsystems.com
